Chapter 21: How Expensive Are Aristocrats?

Dinner time is the most important time for each high family.

Arthur followed the waiter up the oak staircase to the third floor, where the corridor was illuminated by bright lights, and Arthur looked out at the manor in the moonlight through the huge arched windows that were spaced a few meters apart.

"Count, if you need anything, just ask. ”

The waiter pushed open the two white carved wooden doors of the master bedroom, stood in the living room of the master bedroom, and said with a respectful smile to Arthur who was walking into the future.

"Well, thank you. ”

Arthur looked at the ornate dΓ©cor in the master bedroom, and didn't make much of a fuss, although everything was familiar and strange to him, the master bedroom was originally his cheap father's bedroom, and now belonged to him, the new earl.

Sofas, armchairs, and a long desk desk in black pear stand on a brightly coloured and beautifully patterned carpet, as if looking into the past.

All the high-quality fabrics in the room make the whole room gorgeous. And the room faces the main garden of the manor, which is the most beautiful room in the whole of Boleyn Castle: the room is six meters high, the bas-reliefs on the walls are comparable to historical monuments, silk embroidered fabrics can be found everywhere, and under the dome, a huge wound is surrounded by four columns and balustrades, like the bedroom of the king of Versailles. Infinite Prestige!

Gilded wooden barometers, bronze candlesticks, old-fashioned flower pot sets, and more, as well as some interesting furniture, and a variety of fine gold and silverware, are placed in various corners.

There is a terrace under the eaves, and you can imagine how nice it would be to push open the door and stand on the terrace with a view of the entire main garden from above。。。。。。

"Whew-"

Arthur only glanced at it in general, and under the smiling gaze of the waiter, he walked into the cloakroom in the inner room, and found a white shirt and a black suit among the many clothes hanging in the closet.

Change your clothes if you don't agree with each other!

This is the so-called British aristocratic style, and even having dinner has to be treated in formal attire, which is also a tradition.

In fact, it is much better now, if it is not a banquet or a dinner party with guests, in terms of dress requirements, it is not so harsh, you can be a little casual.

You know, the dress code of the aristocracy must be up to the level of white tie (white bow tie, formal evening dress).

And the so-called white tie, tuxedo with a white rectangular bow tie, the shirt needs to have a wing collar and French cuffs, a white waistcoat, pants can only be the most traditional black dress pants with a waist band, the socks must be black silk, the correct choice for leather shoes is a dress shoe with a bow decoration on the upper, and the best material for the pocket towel is fine linen.

It's just to go to the restaurant for dinner。。。。。。 Are you shocked by the noble temperament of the aristocracy?

Ahem, ahem... However, Arthur did wear a suit, and sighed that fortunately he didn't have to wear it so much, not only would it look second, but also the feeling of a kind of egg, I have to say that behind the glamorous glamour of the aristocracy is red tape and rules.

Arthur will definitely not torture himself so one-sidedly, in his opinion, the so-called aristocratic life is actually very simple, don't live as someone else's shadow, but live your own wonderful life is enough.

Facing his slightly comical image in the mirror, frowning and reaching out to touch the gauze and net hat on his head, Arthur opened a few drawers, found a pair of black-rimmed glasses and put them on, covering up the arrogance and extravagance of the aristocracy that he had subtly cultivated since childhood.

Don't say that the predecessor of this second goods is an idiot who only knows how to die, if you want to say that there is no noble family and identity to bring him a trace of confidence to die, who believes it?

did not get rid of the repression and shackles of aristocratic education, but became more angry. This is something that the current earl does not like.

The reason why he is like this, changing into a suit, is a formal dress to treat the dinner that he enjoys alone, undoubtedly in order to let him quickly accept and integrate into the new life, after all, he is not really a etiquette learned from childhood to adulthood, too casual, unconventional will cause more ideas.

According to memory, the predecessor disliked the butler Paul very much, and felt that he was too roundabout and too one-sided, but now Arthur attaches great importance to this Paul's butler, no matter how straightforward he handles affairs, Arthur now needs this old man who takes all principles very seriously.

In his opinion, the 'big butler' is the highest level of the family management system second only to the employer, he is equivalent to the "professional manager" of the employer's family, not only has a fairly high comprehensive ability, to ensure the comfort of the employer's living environment and the guarantee of quality, but also loyal and reliable, where to find this kind of talent? Especially for the new earl, a newborn who has just arrived in your land!

Candlelight dinner, Arthur's candlelit dinner alone, under the watchful eyes of the butler Paul and the waitress, Arthur enjoyed roast beef, fried salmon... Wait.

Nothing else, typical British 'food', because you can't drink alcohol, so Arthur's dinner didn't last long.

After dinner and a short cup of tea, Arthur returned to his bedroom on the third floor, changed into his bathrobe, and enjoyed his Italian salt bath. This tradition began in the Victorian era and is still prevalent among the British aristocracy today.

Of course, the soap and bath salts used for bathing are expensive, about 74 pounds (about 600 yuan in RMB) per 500 grams. Also, be sure to add perfume to the bath water, and it must be made with the handmade perfume brand "Floris" from London's Jermyn Street。。。。。。

Arthur soaked in the bathtub, his head rested on the edge of the bathtub, his eyes closed, enjoying all this, this day, he was quite emotional, from all the details of life, you can clearly see, realize that the so-called 'declining British aristocracy' is not really poor, how meticulous their pursuit of quality of life is, even if it is a dinner, they must be dressed neatly and cleanly, and every detail must still maintain elegance and nobility.

He also finally understood why "low-key" was always the first principle of the aristocracy. Because of the life of the aristocracy, all this is too easy to attract envy and jealousy.

Perhaps this is why, even now, the life of the British aristocracy has always been willing to exude a unique mystical charm for the public.

Half an hour later, Arthur walked out of the bathroom in silk pajamas, walked to the coffee table on the sofa in the living room, picked up the exquisite teapot and poured himself a cup of tea, real tea, Celestial Tea, to be honest, he was really a little overwhelmed by English black tea.

"Whew-"

Tasting the bitterness of the green tea, Arthur exhaled a breath of turbidity with satisfaction, took the teacup, walked to the arched window, and looked far away, it was dim, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he muttered softly.

"Forty million pounds... Tsk, how can I spend it, so that I can spend more and more?"